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啃 kěn

to gnaw; to nibble

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口肯 ⿰口肯

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  1. 小狗正在啃一根骨头。
    Xiǎo gǒu zhèngzài kěn yī gēn gǔtou.
    The little dog is gnawing on a bone.
    little dog currently gnaw one (measure) bone
  2. 你怎么喜欢啃苹果皮呢？
    Nǐ zěnme xǐhuan kěn píngguǒ pí ne?
    Why do you like to gnaw on the apple peel?
    you how like gnaw apple peel (particle) (question)
  3. 别啃指甲了，这个习惯不太好。
    Bié kěn zhǐjiǎ le, zhège xíguàn bù tài hǎo.
    Stop biting your nails; this habit isn't very good.
    don't gnaw fingernail (particle), this (measure) habit not too good
  4. 这块骨头太硬了，狗都啃不动。
    Zhè kuài gǔtou tài yìng le, gǒu dōu kěn bù dòng.
    This bone is too hard; even the dog can't gnaw through it.
    this (measure) bone too hard (particle), dog all gnaw not move
  5. 在假期里，他每天窝在家里啃书本准备考试。
    Zài jiàqī lǐ, tā měitiān wō zài jiālǐ kěn shūběn zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.
    During the holiday, he stays curled up at home every day gnawing through books to prepare for the exam.
    at holiday inside, he every-day curl-up at home gnaw book prepare exam

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